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Mode of action of abatacept in rheumatoid arthritis patients having failed tumour necrosis factor blockade: a histological, gene expression and dynamic magnetic resonance imaging pilot study

OBJECTIVES: Abatacept is the only agent currently approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that targets the co-stimulatory signal required for full T-cell activation. No studies have been conducted on its effect on the synovium, the primary site of pathology. The aim of this study was to determin...

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Autores principales: Buch, M H, Boyle, D L, Rosengren, S, Saleem, B, Reece, R J, Rhodes, L A, Radjenovic, A, English, A, Tang, H, Vratsanos, G, O’Connor, P, Firestein, G S, Emery, P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2689522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18772191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.2008.091876